LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Project 906, Soundcheck, And The Wyld Stallyns) & Weekend Concert Previews!!

A busy weekend of hard rock concerts is ahead, so let's break things up into two posts as we bridge June & July! To spread things out, this weekend's Bone Yard, Rhythm & Brews, and Tym Morrison shows will be previewed on the site tomorrow, so do not worry, they are coming (as is our Rotaryfest Stage 2 lineup coverage, check back on Saturday for that!)

Local classic/hard rock cover quartet Soundcheck will return to Shooters Downstairs Lounge TOMORROW NIGHT as part of their Canada Day party! Apologies for the short notice, this was announced via the official Facebook event page on Tuesday, June 21st but it slipped us by at the time.  Last seen at the car show at the new A&W this past weekend, Soundcheck are definitely no strangers to Shooters in 2022, and clearly their gigs there have went well to warrant them getting called for a big holiday event like this! Shooters will also be hosting a costume contest TOMORROW, with a secret prize going to the best dressed attendee (as in, Canada-themed attire). If you're interested in taking part in that, keep it in mind! TOMORROW'S festivities begin at 8:00 PM, there's no cover charge, and there's a 19+ age limit. See above for more details, and for a preview, here's Soundcheck live!

Next up, local acoustic funk/hard rock quartet The Wyld Stallyns' busy summer schedule continues with two big outdoor gigs this weekend, including their previously announced Poutine Feast set on SATURDAY, but before then, they'll be playing at The Roberta Bondar Pavilion TOMORROW during the official city Canada Day celebrations! Again, apologies for the short notice, a schedule for the day's events only made its way to Facebook earlier this week. The Stallyns will actually be the curtain jerking band under the tent on SATURDAY, so if their fun and often heavy cover selection is your main focus, you don't have to wait long to see it, and with them being covered from the elements (intentional pun), the show won't be called off! Of course, the music is just part of the family friendly entertainment downtown on SATURDAY, including food vendors, kids activities, tall ship tours, and more, so definitely check out the official poster for the full itinerary!

The band schedule features classic rock cover quintet Encore headlining at 8:00 PM (expect fireworks at the waterfront after 9:30 PM once dusk occurs), an apparent one-off Abba tribute band with local members at 6:45 PM, Peterborough ventriloquist Tim Holland (who will also be busking in the afternoon) at 5:45 PM, young local pop singer Tianna Legacy at 4:45 PM, Tim again at 3:45 PM, and The Wyld Stallyns at 2:45 PM, with the formal opening ceremonies taking place at 2:00 PM. This is absolutely FREE & ALL AGES, and while the bands are under the tent, the forecast calls for sunny 18° weather. See the above links for more on this show, but again, that's not all, as The Stallyns' will also be on the bill on Saturday during the Poutine Feast outside of outside of the Ermatinger Clergue National Historic Site at 800 Bay Street! Not only does the touring poutine/food truck festival finally return for the long weekend, there will be live music each day!

As you can see above, the live music (sort of a mini-preview of this year's Rotaryfest lineup) started earlier this afternoon with day 1 of the Poutine Feast, but Christina, Rob, Jesse, and Jonas hit the outdoor stage on Saturday at 11:00 AM, preceding a headlining set by DJ Seith at 2:00 PM. Like Canada Day, the Poutine Feast is FREE & ALL AGES (only pay for what you buy), and as this will be fully outdoors, the weather will thankfully be steady from Friday.  Best of luck to The Stallyns on this busy community weekend with their shows TOMORROW and Saturday, so see above for full details, and here they are live at the Pavilion!

Finally for today's previews, let's head to Michigan's Eastern Upper Peninsula for new dates from local blues/hard rock quartet Project 906's Facebook page, including a show at Bird's Eye Outfitters in Sault Ste. Marie THIS SATURDAY NIGHT! Apologies again for the short notice, the band only announced that date on their Facebook page on Monday, though they did specify that the venue "invited us" to play. Project 906 had been taking a break since February to work on new songs for their set, and so hopefully their 4+ months away paid off with an entertaining set of hard rock covers on SATURDAY and beyond! Aside from a private party next week, the guys will play rare hard rock concerts at The Islander Bar in Hessel (which we last previewed a show at in 2015) on Friday, July 22nd and Saturday, August 20th, interleaved with shows at The Strongs Tavern in Eckerman on Friday, August 12th & Saturday, Septemebr 24th.

While only one of these dates (THIS SATURDAY's) is in the Soo proper, E.U.P. fans of Project 906 now know a bunch of upcoming chances to see Billy, Joe, Dustin, and Odin in action, so fans won't want to miss out! SATURDAYs Bird's Eye Outfitters show has a 7:00 PM start time, the Islander Bar shows start at 8:00 PM, and their Strongs Tavern return dates kick off at 9:00 PM, but all are 21+ events with no announced cover charges. Visit the above links for more on these shows, and for a preview of their Bird's Eye show, here is 906 live!

That's all for today, but we'll be back for more weekend concert previews on the site tomorrow! Thanks everyone!